A vehicle idle notification system includes a vehicle that transmits idle status information to a server when it is determined that an operation condition of an idle notification timer is satisfied based on a driving state and whether an occupant is detected in the vehicle, and a server that transmits the idle status information to a mobile terminal, thus notifying an idle status of the vehicle to a user, updating a timer setting value for idle notification with a setting value set by the user, storing an idle notification value based on a latest user request information, and stopping the idle at the user's request.
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1. A vehicle idle notification system, comprising: a vehicle configured to transmit idle status information to a server when it is determined that an operation condition of an idle notification timer is satisfied based on a driving state and whether an occupant is detected in the vehicle; and the server configured to transmit the idle status information to a mobile terminal, wherein the vehicle determines that the operation condition of the idle notification timer is satisfied when the occupant is not detected in the idle status, and a condition to reset the idle notification timer is satisfied when the occupant is detected in the idle status, wherein the server receives a start-OFF message from the mobile tenminal, wherein the start-OFF message is input through the mobile terminal, and wherein the vehicle receives the start-OFF message from the server and control to turn off the start operation based on the start-OFF message received from the server.
2. The vehicle idle notification system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle determines an idle status when it is determined that an ignition is in an ON state based on the driving state, the vehicle is in a stopped state and a shift gear is in a P-stage.
3. The vehicle idle notification system of claim 1 , wherein the server compares a first setting value of the idle notification timer received from the mobile terminal and a second setting value set in advance in the idle notification timer, generates a comparison result, and transmits the comparison result to the vehicle.
4. The vehicle idle notification system of claim 3 , wherein the vehicle performs control such that the idle notification timer operates at the first setting value when the operation condition of the idle notification timer is satisfied and the first setting value is received from the server as the comparison result.
5. The vehicle idle notification system of claim 3 , wherein the vehicle performs control such that the idle notification timer operates at the second setting value when the operation condition of the idle notification timer is satisfied and a message for maintaining the second setting value is received from the server as the comparison result.
6. The vehicle idle notification system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle resets the first setting value or the second setting value to an initial setting value when it is determined that the condition to reset the idle notification timer is satisfied.
7. The vehicle idle notification system of claim 6 , wherein the idle status information includes operation information of the idle notification timer and information indicating whether the occupant is detected.
8. A vehicle, comprising: a sensor configured to detect a driving state and an occupant in the vehicle; and a controller configured to control an operation of an idle notification timer based on a setting value of the idle notification timer received from a server when it is determined that an operation condition of the idle notification timer is satisfied based on the driving state and whether the occupant is detected in the vehicle, wherein the vehicle determines that the operation condition of the idle notification timer is satisfied when the occupant is not detected in the idle status, and a condition to reset the idle notification timer is satisfied when the occupant is detected in the idle status, wherein the controller is configured to recieve a start-OFF message from the server and control to turn off the start operation based on the start-OFF message received from the server, and wherein the start-OFF message is input through a mobile terminal, the server receives the start-OFF message from the mobile terminal.
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February 12, 2020
November 30, 2021
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